Mystic Dominator

"Morik, are there any results in the pilot room?"

"Your Highness, although the sea conditions are good, after the world changes, no matter how good the crew is, there is no guarantee that they can determine the route conditions as before. Unless...you agree to use the prophecy spell here?"

"..."

"I believe in you, and I believe that they can carve out a path out of the unknown and confusion. I'll leave prophecies to the big guys behind."

In the room on the bridge.

Claudia is having a conversation with her knight.

Her Royal Highness obviously does not want to send some negative information to her subordinates, but judging from the actual situation, both of them are aware of the difficulties they are facing in the current voyage, but no one said anything in the atmosphere of tacit understanding.

In mid-June, it had actually been less than a week since they left [Nikos].

But the difficulties of the long voyage began to really show up at this time.

As the owner of the maritime canal, [Nikos] is almost a watershed in national strength. As we sail further south, the level of civilization in many countries here plummets, and it can even be said to have fallen!

Although [Grader] also has charts of these areas and has even established several colonies.

However, due to such a backward environment, even the best sailors did not dare to be familiar with the Southern Hemisphere and its waterways.

There are very few ports with clear locations, very few people familiar with sea conditions, coupled with changes in the world, and poor communication links here.

The final result is a linear increase in navigation difficulty.

But this is what the fleet must face.

Because this voyage, apart from the name of conquering the remnants of the [Nine Rings Secret Society], the hidden purpose was to open up a waterway.

This is a difficulty that must be overcome.

Morik resumed his life and left. Claudia sat in her seat, looking into the distance through the glass on the bridge.

The sea was calm as usual, except that through the glass on the bridge, the color of the sight was slightly off.

To be honest,

Claudia doesn't like it here very much.

Because of my position as a princess, the bridge here is actually decorated with stained glass that is not strong enough, and even requires special practitioners to maintain it.

It's ostentatious, wasteful, and doesn't look interesting.

If you can shift this kind of strange expense to really important projects, it will definitely be more reliable than decorating yourself.

"..."

"Your Highness, there is news from below that Mr. Ronald has left the second ship and is coming to our side."

While Claudia was deep in thought, her knight interrupted the silence again.

After completing his mission, Morik returned to the bridge and brought the latest news and questions:

"So, do we need to make some preparations?"

"Ronald..."

Claudia thought for a moment.

The Ronald in her impression was not a nobleman who only wanted to cling to the powerful every day, nor was he a socialite who liked to socialize with others.

This is a caster who is accustomed to being alone and quiet, and even the scope of interpersonal relationships is only maintained to a limited extent.

It is almost impossible for Ronald to go out of his way to find him without a reason.

There are certainly conditions that make this necessary.

Coming to a conclusion in her heart, a slight smile immediately appeared on Claudia's lips.

"Has Ronald had any contact with anyone else before coming here?"

Morik had already understood this, so he replied without hesitation:

"After Mr. Ronald had lunch with the holy priest of the church, he came directly to us without any interruption other than asking questions."

After asking and answering questions, Claudia quickly made a decision.

"Morik, you can go down below to continue the navigation work in a moment, and Ronald and I will talk alone."

The loyal knight naturally bowed his head immediately and exited the bridge.

"Everything is as you wish, Your Highness."

…

Claudia then asked the others to stand down.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the bridge, and Claudia heard the sound and understood who it was.

Confident steps - this person is by no means a weakling.

Hard-soled boots - People on Ship 1 are almost all wearing standard clothing, and the type of shoes will not make such a sound.

It only took six steps from the stairway to the bridge—he was at least 1.77 meters tall.

The only person who meets these conditions is the expected visitor.

So before Ronald knocked on the door, Claudia confidently opened her mouth to invite:

"Ronald, come in, the door here is unlocked."

"..."

Ronald opened the door, and after entering, he glanced around and saw that Claudia was the only one on the bridge.

So he joked:

"If I remember correctly, I didn't knock on the door or introduce myself, right?"

"How did you know it was me?"

"This is a lady's secret." Claudia also joked. The two people who had been friends for a long time didn't have too many twists and turns, so Claudia spoke directly, "Ronald, you don't seem like the type who likes to come to my place."

"You came to my place just after dinner with that holy priest. There must be something going on, right?"

There were no outsiders around, so Ronald replied straight to the point:

"I do have something to do here."

"Claudia, did you have any problems with your voyage?"

"Difficulties do exist, but they are not a problem yet." Claudia shook her head in denial, but her tone was firm, "Before setting sail, I already knew that this voyage would not be that simple."

After denying this, Claudia sighed.

Her Royal Highness the Princess turned to look at the sea outside the window, and began to complain to her friends about her dissatisfaction:

"But to be honest, I never thought I would encounter so many things."

"Capone's sea monster, the ruins of [Larchmont], and the raid of the [Nine Rings Secret Society], these things appear logically and reasonably, and I can understand the cause and effect. But this frequency is really too high. "

Claudia's complaint is completely consistent with Ronald's mentality, which has been involved in various incidents. So when he heard the girl's dissatisfaction, he almost subconsciously sighed:

"It seems like it's not easy for you either."

Claudia spread her hands like a lady:

"What can be done about this? Just think of it as my mother's test for me."

Ronald then followed the topic and took out the map he had prepared:

"Speaking of this, this is actually why I came to you. I can probably provide some help with navigation..."

Claudia's eyes came to Ronald's hands.

During this period, because of her exposure to maritime navigation work, she was very sensitive to charts and maps, so she immediately recognized what Ronald was holding with just a simple sweep.

"This is the map!!!"

Claudia jumped up without being ladylike, and then snatched the map from Ronald's hand.

Then she lay on the table on the bridge to study the treasure. Claudia was reluctantly distracted and asked Ronald:

"Ronald, just tell me what you want."

Ronald understood Claudia's directness and attitude very well.

He happened to have something to do at the moment, so he spoke simply:

"Claudia, I have been writing a book recently..."

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